Cited by 197Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology

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Development of a Unified Protocol for the Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Youth

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This paper reviews the development and initial trial of a treatment for adolescents that targets negative emotionality and associated psychological difficulties, particularly anxiety and depressive disorders, as a more singular entity by utilizing an approach rooted in both emotion science and theory. The rationale for such an approach is based upon the perceived need for novel treatment approaches that target commonalities in emotional disorder symptom presentation and their intervention. Utilizing the Unified Protocol for the Treatment of Emotional Disorders originally developed for adults (Barlow, Allen & Choate, 2004), we conducted a multiple-baseline design study of a slightly modified version of this protocol with three adolescents presenting an array of anxiety and depression symptoms. Adolescent participants in this preliminary investigation evidenced symptom reductions across disorders at post-treatment, with greater improvements noted at a six-month follow-up. Based on these findings and research regarding the association between emotion science and developmental psychopathology, we detail a more extensive set of modifications to the protocol, undertaken in preparation for a subsequent open-trial investigation of the revised treatment.

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    Before this study, no known attempts had been made to create a unified treatment for emotional disorders in children or adolescents.

    “However, prior to the current investigation, no known attempts had been made to develop a unified approach for emotional disorders occurring in childhood or adolescence.”
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    Only recently have researchers begun to study emotion understanding and emotion regulation strategies in treating youth emotional disorders.

    “However, only recently have researchers examined the application of emotion understanding and emotion regulation strategies in the treatment of emotional disorders in youth.”
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    The ADIS-IV-C/P accurately and reliably diagnoses emotional disorders in adolescents.

    “the interviewer conducted the ADIS-IV-C/P first with the adolescent, then the parent.”
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    CSR ratings validly measure clinical interference or severity.

    “Table 2 summarizes changes in CSR across diagnoses for each of the three adolescent participants.”
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Authors
Ehrenreich, J. T., Goldstein, C. R., Wright, L. R., & Barlow, D. H.
Affiliations
Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Ehrenreich, Jill T.
Venue
Child & Family Behavior Therapy
Published
2009-02-27
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
20-37
ISSN
  • 0731-7107 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-228X
OpenAlex
W2060778578
Cited by
197
References
40
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FWCI
14.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Child & Family Behavior Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (K23MH073946)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
adolescents, negative affectivity, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, psychology of emotion, developmental psychopathology, treatment protocol development, multiple baseline design, symptom relief, follow-up outcomes

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